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16 mainly of fat cells. Red blood cells, platelets and most white blood cells arise in red marrow. Red blood cells are primarily for carrying oxygen and some carbon dioxide through the use of heamoglobin. White blood cells are part of the innate immune system. The platelets are involved in blood coagulation and derive from stem cells. Both red and yellow marrow contains numerous blood vessels and capillaries. What’s interesting is that in case of severe blood loss, the body can convert yellow marrow back into red marrow to increase blood cell production. Talk about a backup plan. THE ANKH AND OTHER ENERGY SOURCES As we can see from the information presented thus far, the respiratory process involves a lot more than simply breathing in oxygen. What we will discover below is that breathing helps with the generation of energy in a process called cellular respiration.
17 Cellular respiration is the set of the metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and then release waste products. The reactions involved in respiration are catabolic reactions that involve the redox reaction (oxidation of one molecule and the reduction of another). Respiration is one of the key ways a cell gains useful energy to fuel cellular reformations. Nutrients commonly used by animal and plant cells in respiration include sugar, amino acids and fatty acids, and a common oxidizing agent (electron acceptor) is molecular oxygen (O2). Bacteria and archaea can also be lithotrophs and these organisms may respire using a broad range of inorganic molecules as electron donors and acceptors, such as sulfur, metal ions, methane or hydrogen. Organisms that use oxygen as a final electron acceptor in respiration are described as aerobic, while those that do not are referred to as anaerobic. The energy released in respiration is used to synthesize ATP to store this energy. The energy stored in ATP can then be used to drive processes requiring energy, including biosynthesis, locomotion or transportation of molecules across cell membranes. Aerobic respiration requires oxygen in order to generate energy (ATP). Although carbohydrates, fats, and proteins can all be processed and consumed as reactant, it is the preferred method of pyruvate breakdown in glycolysis and requires that pyruvate enter the mitochondrion in order to be fully oxidized by the Krebs cycle. The product of this process is energy in the form of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate), by substrate-level phosphorylation, NADH and FADH2. In other words, oxygen enhances energy generation. To give a layman’s example, I used to run track in high school. I ran the 100 meters, the 400 meters, I did hurdles, long jump and either was the second leg or tail in the 400 meter relays. One thing our coach (Coach Turner, who was also the biology teacher) always stressed was our breathing. By learning how to breathe properly while running, we maximized our energy output and would do better than those who did not know how to breathe correctly. The oxygen combined with biochemical energy stored in our muscles allowed us to go longer and run faster. When the mitochondrion in the muscles does not get the oxygen it needs, it goes into what is called a lactate acid fermentation. Without oxygen, pyruvate (pyruvic acid) is not metabolized by cellular respiration but undergoes a process of fermentation. This fermentation process is responsible for the muscles aching (with components calcifying) during running (because we don’t normally take in as much oxygen when running). This is also why after a run, a runner feels a lot better after taking in large amounts of oxygen because oxygen is being restored back into the muscles giving it the energy it needs to continue. Fermentation is less efficient at using the energy from glucose since 2 ATP are produced per glucose, compared to the 38 ATP per glucose produced by aerobic respiration. This is because the waste products of fermentation still contain plenty of energy. This is why learning how to breathe during sports activities is so important. The less oxygen you take in, the less ATP per glucose (a sugar) you produce. The more oxygen you can take in, the lesser the chance of fermentation and the longer one can sustain oneself during high energy activities. Remember ATP is involved in locomotion and drives processes needing energy. Running is an activity that you need a lot of energy for. Without all of the technical details, the ancient Egyptians summarized this whole process in a salutation given to the kings.
Page 1 and 2: 1 REINTERPRETATIONS OF THE ANKH SYM
Page 3 and 4: 3 INTRODUCTION In part one of this
Page 5 and 6: 5 case in point is the htp (hotep)
Page 7 and 8: 7 What doctors call the “True Rib
Page 9 and 10: 9 THE RESPIRATION PROCESS diaphragm
Page 11 and 12: 11 Getting back to the bronchial tu
Page 13 and 14: 13 The association of the anx and b
Page 15: 15 In Imhotep (2011), I also demons
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Page 21 and 22: 21 This very root is also in the te
Page 23 and 24: 23 On the left is the god Wsr (Osir
Page 25 and 26: 25 OTHER BREATHING CONNECTIONS Aero
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Page 31 and 32: 31 The god Ptah holding the Dd pill
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